Taiwan's leader, William Lai Ching-te, made a surprise visit to eSwatini, the island's sole African diplomatic ally. Beijing has strongly condemned the trip, labeling it a "political stunt" aimed at garnering international attention. Lai confirmed his arrival on social media, detailing the revised travel route secured by his foreign affairs team.

Beijing has labelled Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te’s surprise visit to eSwatini, the island’s sole African ally, a political “stunt”. In a Facebook post on Saturday evening, Lai said he arrived earlier in the day. The eSwatini government also confirmed his arrival on its own Facebook page. “Hello to my fellow citizens. I arrived earlier today in our diplomatic ally eSwatini,” Lai wrote, adding that his foreign affairs and security teams had spent days securing a revised route that...